Crown Prosecution Service drop charges against Tottenham Hotspur fans accused of using Y-word

The Crown Prosecution Service has discontinued criminal proceedings against the three Tottenham Hotspur fans arrested for using the 'Y' Word.

Two men, Gary Whybrow, 31, of West London and Sam Parsons, 24, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire, were charged for using the word during Spurs' 2-1 victory over FC Sheriff in a Europa League fixture on November 7 last year.

A third man, Peter Ditchman, of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, was accused of using the word during Tottenham's 3-0 defeat to West Ham at White Hart Lane on October 6, 2013.

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